The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-03

Range of thermometer at spence, Iy-
rec & Co.'S shoe house, Broad street,
February Cd, 1887: 0 am, "a; IL m.'
800; p. m, $50; 6p.m., 4O'.
Mr.. +. II. Cloud, of Williamsburg. left
for home yesterday.
The cornerstone on the new City Hall
will probably be laid about April LIST.
General James c. Hill, OF the SCOTS
Vile Courier. is at the Exchange Hotel
Governor Lee will hold public recep-
ton from 8 until 1870 o'clock p. IN.
tonight.
Major II. T. Barton and Major Holmes
Conrad of Winchester, were at the Cap
itol yesterday.
F. l.. Archambault, of Philadelphia,
has been visiting Captain Smith, OF the
Old Dominion Line.
'B" Company, Walker Light Guard,
held their monthly reception at the Kegi-
mental Armory last night.
BY very general request the great play
Lady Audley's Secret" will be repeated
Saturday night at Mozart Academy.
Montrose Angle and j. Oscar Goode,
scenic artists. are engaged in painting
scenery for the new Pavilion Theatre.
Mr.. Arthur Elliott and Mr.. G. W. Rob
erts, of the Louisa Pomeroy Company,
visited the b. p. O. Elks, Monday night.
In consequence of the failure to secure
a quorum, no meeting OF the James
River Improvement Committee was held
last night.
The Reliance Club has fitted up a suite
of rooms over 102 East Broad street for
headquarters. The club meets every
Friday night.
Mr.. George c. Ruskell, who has been
appointed one of the judges of the First
precinct of Clay Ward, has removed to
Birmingham, Ala.
An attempt was made to break into
No. 412 North Seventh street Tuesday
night. The thieves were frightened OIL
before an entrance was effected.
Besides r. E. Lee Camp Drum Corps
the Boston boys sent their group photo
graphs to Governor Lee, Phil Kesrney
Post, and the First Regiment Drum
Corps.
The West Point concert in which Mrs.
Willie Gilman, Miss Harold and Messrs.
Leftwich, Mercer and Justis, Of Rich
mond, were to take part is announced at
West Point for tonight.
The patent medicine which is publish
ING the certificate of the late James l..
Davis to its merits should discontinue 1t,
as that estimable gentleman and honest
public servant has been dead for some
time.
lsSuperintendent w II. Thompson pro-
poses that a big flash light be placed over
the central fire alarm office. Mr.. Thonp-
son is constantly suggesting some i'm
provement in his service and appears to
be the right man in the right place.
The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Mr. Robert
Harold, of Richmond, Va, scn-in-law OF
Rev. Il. II. l.. Tighe, of Grace chapel,
has recovered from very severe and
dangerous illness, and will remain in this
city until he is thoroughly well and able
to travel"
Eleven thousand five hundred and ten
dollars worth of postage stamps and
postal cards were sold at the Richmond
postoffice during the month of January,
which is said to be the largest sale in any
one month for many years, and 81, 400
more than January, 1886.
A private letter received here yester-
day from the University of Virginia
states that Mr.. Barton H. Wise has been
very i'll with pneumonia Mr. Wise is a
grandson of that well-known and la
mented citizen, Il. Barton Ha1all, and of
the late Governor Henry A. Wise.